Mandy King Resigns as Head Women's Basketball Coach at W&L

May 15, 2012

LEXINGTON, Va. – Washington and Lee Director of Athletics
Jan Hathorn has announced that Mandy King has resigned as head
women's basketball coach effective immediately in order to assume
the same position at Kean University in New Jersey.

"I want to thank Athletic Directors Mike Walsh and Jan Hathorn
for giving me the opportunity to pursue my passion and coach a
sport I love at one of the best academic institutions in the
nation," said King. "Because of their guidance and support we were
able to build W&L basketball into something very special."

King added "It is very emotional to leave my players at W&L,
but Kean University provides a unique opportunity to lead a
nationally-competitive women's basketball program and a chance to
return home to the northeast."

In her nine seasons in Lexington, King transformed the W&L
women's basketball program into a consistent winner. The
all-time wins leader with a 123-116 (.515) overall record, her
teams produced five winning seasons in nine years, three more than
the program's first 10 years prior to her arrival.

"I want to thank Mandy for her dedicated service to the women's
basketball program, the students and the University," said Hathorn.
"When Mandy was hired nine years ago, Washington and Lee was
in search of a coach who would have the dedication, passion and
commitment to turn around a struggling women's basketball program,
and Mandy did that and more. She will leave W&L with the
distinction of being the program's winningest coach and having
transformed it into a highly-respected league and regional
contender. We are sorry to see her leave, yet we couldn't be
more thankful for all she has given and accomplished on W&L's
behalf. We wish Mandy only the best as she moves into the
next phase of her career."

King's teams qualified for the ODAC Tournament every season and
they finished with a winning record in each of her final four
seasons. The 2010 team finished 18-10 overall and won the
ODAC Tournament title for the first time in program history,
advancing to the NCAA Division III Tournament. Her 2011 squad
set a new school record for wins in a season, finishing 19-8
overall and 14-6 in conference play.

W&L's players earned All-ODAC honors 17 times under King's
tutelage, including Becca Bolton '12, who was
twice recognized as the league's Scholar-Athlete of the Year and
was named a WBCA Honorable Mention All-American following the 2010
season. All told, King coached five of the program's top six
all-time leading scorers, each finishing with better than 1,300
career points.

"It was an honor to work with my players at Washington and Lee
University over the past nine years," said King. "I am proud of the
way they competed on the court and in the classroom. They are an
extraordinary group of young women and due to their hard work and
dedication the program will continue to be successful."

King arrived at W&L in 2003 after serving as the assistant
women's basketball coach at Bloomsburg University for two
seasons. She also was a graduate assistant coach at the
College of New Jersey for two seasons following graduation from the
University of Southern Maine where she earned a bachelor of science
in sports medicine in 1998.

Washington and Lee finished the 2012 season with a 14-13 overall
record, advancing to the semifinals of the ODAC Tournament before
falling to top-seeded Virginia Wesleyan, 60-58.

Current Assistant Coach Christine Clancy will oversee the
program while a national search for King's replacement begins
immediately.